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NGX down by 1.60% on WoW performance

By Kayode Tokede The equities market of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) market last week, shed by1.60 per cent amid renewed bearish activity. Investors market sentiment was negative as investors booked profit following the recent rise in share prices amid…

SUBEB trains 600 Ekiti teachers

The State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) in Ekiti has commenced a six-day training workshop for 600 mathematics and science teachers from across the state. Chairman of Ekiti SUBEB, Prof. Femi Akinwumi, while declaring open the workshop in Ikere-Ekiti on…

FG generates N496bn from VAT in Q1 – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the federal government has raked in a total of N496.39 billion from Value Added Tax in the first quarter of 2021. This represents a nine per cent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) increase in VAT when…

MDAs yet to remit over N3trn — Senate

Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are yet to remit over N3 trillion to the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) of the Federal Government between 2014 and 2020, the Senate has said. Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Sen.Solomon Adeola (APC- Lagos), made…